Yesterday I had the most amazing day hosting a glass fusing workshop to 6 amazing ladies. After I put some of their work into the kiln this morning I sat down to read their feedback forms and realised just how much pleasure people take from these experience days. It really does make all of the […]

The pop-up-shops at Dalegate Market, Burnham Deepdale, North Norfolk At the start of the summer my mum and I were heading towards Blakeney for our annual short break. It is generally the case on our trips that by late morning we are more than ready for coffee and cake so we pulled into Dalegate […]

It’s been a funny week so far weather wise. Yesterday had I not been out at work I would have been in shorts and a t-shirt. The weather was glorious. Today, it is grey like a winters morning and I am wrapped in a fleece. Workwise however, for a change, it was pretty much mapped […]

I thought this week might be a bit hectic and I was right. So much to do and so little time to do it in. Of course, it’s all my own fault for leaving everything until the last minute – again! Fortunately, I am at my best when working under pressure as it makes me […]

The last few weeks have been reassuringly busy for a number of reasons. First of all the spring collection went out into the shops and has had great feedback. It seems like just a few days ago I was stressing about getting it all finished and packaged – now I’m doing the same with the […]

What a day it was yesterday, storm Doris certainly let her hair down over the East of England. In the comfort of my spare bedroom (The Busy Box Room) I sat quietly at the computer working on designs for a new set of jewellery for Mini enthusiasts. Listening to the gusting winds blow and the […]

Do you ever have ‘one of those days’? The ones where nothing seems to be going the way it should and you feel like you aren’t achieving anything. I’m well and truly having one today. As a general rule the first big event of the year for a jeweller is Valentines day. I am no […]

A makers blog… Believe it or not this is the question that I get asked the most when I am out and about at craft fairs and pop up shops. In this age of modern technology and automation people find it hard to believe that there are still some of us out there who have […]

Earlier this year I signed up to join Peterborough Artists Open Studios. This is a group of people who, every summer throw open the doors of their little hideaway workshops and studios and allow the public to wander around, have a chat and something to drink in a really informal setting. It was a fabulous […]

It’s almost a year since The Busy Box Room opened for business and I’m really pleased with how things have gone. There have been quiet times as with any business but it occurred to me this morning that I’ve already secured a serious number of bookings in the run up to ‘you know what’. I’m […]